Author Archives: Geoff

Ellesmere to Chirk Bank

We left Ellesmere as the forecast wasn’t too good, the wind was getting up and black clouds were above us. We reversed out of the Ellesmere arm into the junction area where we were going to turn to head up … Continue reading

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Chester

We arrived in Chester early afternoon on Wednesday 11th July, mooring near the Indian Restaurant we were booked to visit with Leisha and Dave Burns that evening. They had returned home for a few days and the four of us … Continue reading

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Stourport-Upon-Severn to Brewood

Tuesday 3rd we left our mooring on the Severn quite early and headed straight into the first double lock of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire canal; we were through it with no issues and headed straight into the second double lock; … Continue reading

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Pershore to Tewksbury

Leaving Fladbury Lock, we arrived in Pershore mid morning, moored and strolled into the town. We were quite surprised with what we saw; none of us had any per-conceived notions about Pershore and apart from numerous Georgian style buildings, the … Continue reading

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Banbury to Stratford upon Avon

Carpet tiles all fitted, but before we could leave we were back to B & Q for a refund, yes we had a number of tiles over. Heading up the Oxford is a very pleasant experience as it weaves around … Continue reading

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2 days in Oxford

It was now early Sunday afternoon and we set off to find where we could catch the City Tour, Hop-on, Hop-off bus. After consulting Google we headed straight to Oxford Castle as the stop was right outside. Fortunately, on the … Continue reading

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